2026 Summit Speakers


The 2026 Human Potential Summit features a dynamic lineup of CEOs, CHROs, and leaders from across business, workforce, and education. Together, they will share perspectives on the critical shifts shaping the future of talent transformation. Topics of discussion across sessions and workshops included preparing organizations and workers for AI, building purpose-driven workplaces, advancing internal mobility and upskilling, and creating new pathways to high-growth careers.

Visit the Agenda page to learn more about how these voices will come together across the full two-day program.


Isaac Agbeshie-Noye, Director, Programs (Widening Pathways to Work), SHRM Foundation

Marisa Alexander-Daspit, Chief People Officer, Ibotta

Mary Kathryn Aviles, Account Leader, Global Analytics, Gallup

Marshall Behringer, Manager, Partnership & Consulting Services, WorkForward

Mollie Callahan, Principal High-Tech Anthropologist, Menlo Innovations

Jason Jelincic, AI Fellow, Ibotta

Erik Leiden, Managing Director of Workforce Strategy, Burning Glass Institute

Ed O'Boyle, Global Practice Leader, Gallup

Donna Bungard, Director of Accessibility, Indeed

Yuanxia Ding, Senior Manager, Career Choice – Americas, Amazon

Suzy Broz, Director of Talent Pathways and Operations, Colorado Thrives

Heather Brace, Chief People Officer, Intermountain Health

Anna Gowdridge, Programmes Director, Virgin Unite

Paula Goldman, Chief Ethical and Humane Use Officer, Salesforce

Joe Fuller, Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School

Nichol Bradford, Founder / CEO, Human + Tech Week

Sara Blair, Director of Human Resources, Country Maid, Inc.

Jess Englert, Siemens Foundation Program Director, Boldly Go Philanthropy

Tammy Hong, Director of Learning and Advisory Services, Year Up United/Grads of Life

Nathanial Foote, Board Chair, Higher Ambition Leadership Alliance (HALA)

Rachel Lipson, Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School

Mike Berman, Director, Economic and Workforce Development, Amazon Web Services

Lori Moylan, Meta

Alex Kazaks, Higher Ambition Leadership Alliance (HALA)

Garrett Gatlin, Senior Principal, Enterprise Change Architect, Workday

Branka Minic, CEO, Building Talent Foundation

Scott Pulsipher, President, Western governors university

Lisa Schumacher, Director, Education Strategies & Workforce Policy, McDonald's Corporation

Chris Ernst, SVP Talent, Chief Learning Officer, Workday

Taylor Hansen, Principal, Achievement Wallet & LER Ecosystem, Western Governors University

Patrick Scarpati, Director of Workforce Development and Apprenticeship, Associated Builders and Contractors

Ebony Thomas, Managing Partner, Year Up United | Grads of Life

Eric Dunker, Chief Development and Strategy Officer, UW Health WorkForward

Marcus Felder, Managing Director, Blackstone

Dustan Bushman, QTS Data Centers

Julian Posada, Founder / CEO, LiftUp Enterprises

Mistie Palmer, Director, Workforce Development COE, AdventHealth

Lorel Roehl, General Manager of Talent Acquisition, Delta Air Lines

Ryan Stowers, senior vice president, stand together

Bridgett Willey, Executive Director, COO, WorkForward

Janet Foutty, President of Employer Partnerships, RAISE US

Sarah Goggin, SVP, End to End People, Walmart

Laura Lee Kong, General Manager - Propel Career Pathways, Delta Air Lines

Todd Hayes, Vice President Learning & Development, QTS Data Centers

Haley Glover, Senior Director, UpSkill America - Aspen Institute

Rosemary Lahasky, Director, Workforce & Infrastructure Initiative, Meta

Britt Stich, Vice President, Workforce Strategy, RAISE US

Van Ton-Quinlivan, CEO, Futuro Health

Thad Gruss, Director, Talent Operations, Actalent Services LLC

Julie Kreiss, Senior Director, Britebound

Courtney Taylor, Executive Director , AccelerateMS

Emily Wood-Keel, Vice President, Nuclear HR, Hi Tech Solutions LLC

Allison Dulin Salisbury, Founder & CEO, Humanist Venture Studio

Maria Kim, President & CEO, Redefine Alliance

Kristin Oliver, Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, Hyatt

Marissa Ellis, Director, Education and Opportunity, Walmart

Amardeep (Amar) Chahal, SVP-Global Marketing, Strategy and Corporate Development, Cold Chain Technologies